Native plant · ARACEAE
Pistia stratiotes
WATER-LETTUCE; Water Lettuce
Florida native plant record
This profile summarizes published Florida Seed Bank directory data for Pistia stratiotes. County information reflects documented specimen or occurrence evidence and does not guarantee current presence at a site.
- Scientific name
- Pistia stratiotes
- Family
- ARACEAE
- Genus
- Pistia
- Order
- ALISMATALES
- Classification
- Monocots
- Recorded status
- Native; OBL (NWPL); FISC(I)
- Florida range
- Central Florida · South Florida · North Florida · Panhandle
- Vouchered / Found in Florida
- Citrus; Collier; Columbia; DeSoto; Duval; Glades; Hendry; Polk; Hernando; Highlands; Hillsborough; Indian River; Lake; Manatee; Volusia; Broward; Marion; Sumter; Martin; Palm Beach; Pinellas; Jefferson; Hardee; Okeechobee; St. Lucie; Sarasota; Gilchrist; Pasco; Seminole; Orange; Brevard
Where documented in Florida
Citrus; Collier; Columbia; DeSoto; Duval; Glades; Hendry; Polk; Hernando; Highlands; Hillsborough; Indian River; Lake; Manatee; Volusia; Broward; Marion; Sumter; Martin; Palm Beach; Pinellas; Jefferson; Hardee; Okeechobee; St. Lucie; Sarasota; Gilchrist; Pasco; Seminole; Orange; Brevard
Historical specimen evidence; current presence and complete county coverage are not confirmed.
Data provenance
Florida Seed Bank preserves source attribution and separates documented records from interpretation. See the plant data credits for directory sourcing and licensing notes.